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  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    eBook (, July 20, 2016)
    In the old city of Trœzene, at the foot of a lofty mountain, there lived, a very long time ago, a little boy named Theseus. His grandfather, King Pittheus, was the sovereign of that country, and was reckoned a very wise man; so that Theseus, being brought up in the royal palace, and being naturally a bright lad, could hardly fail of profiting by the old king's instructions. His mother's name was Æthra. As for his father, the boy had never seen him. But, from his earliest remembrance, Æthra used to go with little Theseus into a wood, and sit down upon a moss-grown rock, which was deeply sunken into the earth. Here she often talked with her son about his father, and said that he was called Ægeus, and that he was a great king, and ruled over Attica, and dwelt at Athens, which was as famous a city as any in the world. Theseus was very fond of hearing about King Ægeus, and often asked his good mother Æthra why he did not come and live with them at Trœzene."Ah, my dear son," answered Æthra, with a sigh, "a monarch has his people to take care of. The men and women over whom he rules are in the place of children to him; and he can seldom spare time to love his own children as other parents do. Your father will never be able to leave his kingdom for the sake of seeing his little boy."
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    eBook (, Sept. 11, 2016)
    In Tanglewood Tales (written as a follow-up to A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys), Nathaniel Hawthorne presents six more stories adapted from Greek mythology: The Minotaur (Theseus and the Minotaur), The Pygmies (Hercules and Antaeus the giant), The Dragon’s Teeth (Cadmus and the founding of Thebes), Circe’s Palace (Odysseus and Circe), The Pomegranate Seeds (Pluto’s abduction of Proserpina) and The Golden Fleece (Jason and the Argonauts).This new digital edition of Tanglewood Tales includes an image gallery.
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Hardcover (IndyPublish, Dec. 2, 2002)
    This is The Folio Society publication of Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne, Taylor Anderson

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 6, 2017)
    Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls (1853) is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. The book includes the myths of: Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : "The Minotaur") Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies") Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth") Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace") Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed") Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece") Hawthorne wrote introduction, titled "The Wayside", referring to The Wayside in Concord, where he lived from 1852 until his death. In the introduction, Hawthorne writes about a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to A Wonder-Book, which impelled him to write the Tales. Although Hawthorne informs us in the introduction that these stories were also later retold by Cousin Eustace, the frame stories of A Wonder-Book have been abandoned. Hawthorne wrote the first book while renting a small cottage in the Berkshires, a vacation area for industrialists during the Gilded Age. The owner of the cottage, a railroad baron, renamed the cottage "Tanglewood" in honor of the book written there. Later, a nearby mansion was renamed Tanglewood, where outdoor classical concerts were held, which became a Berkshire summer tradition. Ironically, Hawthorne hated living in the Berkshires. The Tanglewood neighborhood of Houston was named after the book. The book was a favorite of Mary Catherine Farrington, the daughter of Tanglewood developer William Farrington. It reportedly inspired the name of the thickly wooded Tanglewood Island in the state of Washington.
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 17, 2017)
    Tanglewood Tales By Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Hardcover (The Penn Pub, )
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  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Hardcover (Rand McNally, March 15, 1928)
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  • Tanglewood

    Damon Wolfe

    language (, July 7, 2014)
    Creating Tanglewood was Jen's idea but she never could have done it without her twin brother Ben.It came to Jen in a fevered dream. "We can make it!" she tells Ben.Jen, great at making things up, and Ben, great at making things — together they create a life-sized creature from bamboo: the older sibling they need to get a bully off their backs before he turns their summer into a disaster.Tanglewood launches the kids on an adventure through a summer camp ruled by chaos, the strangeness of the woods, and into a confrontation with a crazy cook who believes plants are mankind's mortal enemy.Tanglewood is an adventure with supernatural and spiritual twists that weaves memorable characters, dramatic action, visual humor and the rhythms of Taiko drumming into a coming-to-life journey. The story makes the connection between all living things; where spirits of nature reveal their presence, purpose and power.Many voices. One sound.Tanglewood.Tanglewood has been selected as a BRAG Medallion Honoree!
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 29, 2017)
    Hawthorne wrote introduction, titled "The Wayside", referring to The Wayside in Concord, where he lived from 1852 until his death. In the introduction, Hawthorne writes about a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to A Wonder-Book, which impelled him to write the Tales. Although Hawthorne informs us in the introduction that these stories were also later retold by Cousin Eustace, the frame stories of A Wonder-Book have been abandoned. Hawthorne wrote the first book while renting a small cottage in the Berkshires, a vacation area for industrialists during the Gilded Age. The owner of the cottage, a railroad baron, renamed the cottage "Tanglewood" in honor of the book written there. Later, a nearby mansion was renamed Tanglewood, where outdoor classical concerts were held, which became a Berkshire summer tradition. Ironically, Hawthorne hated living in the Berkshires. The Tanglewood neighborhood of Houston was named after the book. The book was a favorite of Mary Catherine Farrington, the daughter of Tanglewood developer William Farrington. It reportedly inspired the name of the thickly wooded Tanglewood Island in the state of Washington.
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 31, 2017)
    The famed author of quintessentially American works such as The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne also wrote a series of books designed for younger readers. Tanglewood Tales is a collection of Greek myths charmingly retold for young American audiences.
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Hardcover (Pinnacle Press, May 25, 2017)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jan. 7, 2013)
    Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls (1853) is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. The book includes the myths of: Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : "The Minotaur"), Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies"), Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth"), Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace"), Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed"), Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece").